Ramos polychrome buffware jar

Description:	The site of Casas Grandes (also called Paquimé) lies in the northwestern area of Chihuahua State of Mexico. The settlement was occupied between 700-1450 AD by people who lived between the time periods dominated by the Toltec and the Aztec. The settlement included over 90 acres, containing dwellings more than seven stories high with more than 2,000 rooms. People lived in circular and semi-circular pit houses and room blocks built around plazas. Dwellings have also been found high in the surrounding cliffs of the Sierra Occidental Mountains. Casas Grandes culture is renowned for its beautiful ceramics which can be categorized into different time periods. This vessel dates to a phase of the Medio Period (1150-1450 AD) called Ramos Polychrome. It represents the height of Casas Grandes ceramic production in quality, style and design.
Source:	http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/640
Collection:	The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
Rights:	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/;
Copyright:	Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0);
Subjects:	Storage jars Casas Grandes Site (Mexico) Mexico -- Antiquities Pottery

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